#1Famous people · Lawrenceburg
9 famous people from Lawrenceburg, many of them athletes
Most widely known is Champ Clark, the American politician, with articles in 14 languages. Close behind are Forest Sale and Jimmy Dan Conner. 5 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. For every 10,000 residents there are 7.5 on the list, well above the typical Kentucky town’s 4.8.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Champ Clark
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1850
Champ Clark
Youngest
1953
Jimmy Dan Conner
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Lawrenceburg’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Lawrenceburg is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Lawrenceburg
Two of the three are athletes.
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#2Sports
Forest Sale
1911–1985American college basketball player and politician
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#3Through the years
When Lawrenceburg’s famous people were born
The 1890s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
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Everyone else born in Lawrenceburg
6 more, 3 of them athletes.
Henrietta Buckler Seiberling
1888–1979Member of the Oxford group, which founded Alcoholics Anonymous
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lawrenceburg and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (6)
- Champ Clark: National Photo Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Forest Sale: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jimmy Dan Conner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew McKee: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Baker: Master Sgt. David Eichaker, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henrietta Buckler Seiberling: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons